US3356253A - Plumbing fixture and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

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US3356253A
US3356253A US393926A US39392664A US3356253A US 3356253 A US3356253 A US 3356253A US 393926 A US393926 A US 393926A US 39392664 A US39392664 A US 39392664A US 3356253 A US3356253 A US 3356253A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/06—Fibrous reinforcements only
    • B29C70/10—Fibrous reinforcements only characterised by the structure of fibrous reinforcements, e.g. hollow fibres
    • B29C70/16—Fibrous reinforcements only characterised by the structure of fibrous reinforcements, e.g. hollow fibres using fibres of substantial or continuous length
    • B29C70/22—Fibrous reinforcements only characterised by the structure of fibrous reinforcements, e.g. hollow fibres using fibres of substantial or continuous length oriented in at least two directions forming a two-dimensional [2D] structure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Showers; Appurtenances therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Showers; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/02—Baths
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D22/00—Producing hollow articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B27/00—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2105/00—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped
    • B29K2105/06—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped containing reinforcements, fillers or inserts
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
    • Y10T156/1002—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with permanent bending or reshaping or surface deformation of self sustaining lamina

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  • ABSTRACT 0F THE DISCLOSURE A bath tub or similar plumbing fixture consisting of a polymethacrylate liner and on outer coating of glassfiber reinforced cured polyester resin is produced by deep drawing polymethacrylate sheeting into the shape of the liner, spraying a coating of polyester resin on the outer surface of the deep-drawn body, embedding glass fiber fabric in the sprayed coating, and curing the coating.
  • This invention relates to plastic plumbing fixtures and to a process of manufacturing the same.
  • wash-basins, bath-tubs, shower trays and similar plumbing fixtures are made in most cases of sheet metal, which may be enamelled. It is also known to make bathtubs and the like from polyester resin, which is reinforced with glass fibers.
  • the tubs or tublike articles were manufactured theretofore by applying one or more layers of the unsaturated polyester resin, and glass fiber material to a male mold, and curing the applied material. Because a certain minimum time is required for curing and the structure cannot be removed from the mold before it is cured, the process takes a relatively long time, and many molds must be available when a higher production rate is desired.
  • the process according to the invention resides in suitably shaping a hollow body from sheeting of thermoplastic synthetic material, such as polymethacrylate, preferably by vacuum deep-drawing, and coating the outer surface of the hollow body in a known manner with a thermosetting synthetic material, preferably an unsaturated polyester resin reinforced with glass fibers.
  • a thermosetting synthetic material preferably an unsaturated polyester resin reinforced with glass fibers.
  • the hollow bodies can -be made in a quick and simple manner by deep drawing.
  • a thermoplastic hollow body is not suitable for use as a plumbing fixture because washbasins and the like must withstand elevated temperatures.
  • the subsequently applied outer coating of polyester or other thermosetting resin when cured provides strong support at elevated temperature to the thermoplastic synthetic body or liner which replaces the previously required mold-s.
  • the liners ejected in short intervals from the vacuum deep-drawing apparatus can be coated in continuous operation with the thermosetting plastic and can then be stored and allowed to cure without delaying manufacture.
  • the tublike hollow liner deep-drawn from synthetic thermoplastic material is spray-coated with a fluid polyester resin composition. Then a woven fabric of glass fibers is applied to the coating. Under pressure and sprayed with another layer of polyester resin. Air en- 3,356,253 Patented Dec. 5, 1967- trapped between the coating and the glass fabric is squeezed out by means of rollers.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective longitudinal sectional view of a base layer for a bath-tub
  • FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. l of the finished bathtub.
  • the exposed inner or lining layer 1 shown in FIG. 1 is shaped in the form of a bath-tub by vacuum deep drawing from polymethacrylate sheeting. After Ibeing removed from the vacuum deep drawing apparatus, it is spraycoated with two outer layers 2 of thermosetting polyester resin. A glass fiber fabic 3 is applied to the thermosetting material while the same is still soft and is pressed into the plastics material until it is embedded in it.
  • the invention is not restricted to the above-mentioned synthetic thermoplastics and thermosetting materials but any combination of synthetic thermoplastic material and thermosetting plastics which are capable of being bonded to each other may be used.
  • a plumbing fixture defining an open-topped cavity comprising:
  • thermoplastic material essentially consists of polymethacrylic ester.
  • thermosetting plastic is an unsaturated polyester
  • thermosetting plastic comprises a plurality of layers of said thermosetting plastic, said fibers being embedded in one of said layers, and the other layer being substantially free of said fibers.
  • a process of manufacturing a plumbing fixture which comprises:
  • thermosetting plastic essentially consists of unsaturated polyester.
  • a process 4of manufacturing a shaped article from plastic which comprises vacuum-forming synthetic thermoplastic sheeting to form a self-supporting body deining an open-topped cavity therein, spraying thermosetting plastic material on the outer surface of said body to form a coating thereon, embedding reinforcing glass 1 fibers in said coating, and curing said thermosetting plastic material.

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AT717963A AT249361B (de) 1963-09-06 1963-09-06 Verfahren zur Herstellung von Hohlkörpern, wie Waschbecken, Badewannen, Brausetassen od. dgl.

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US3639149A (en) * 1970-10-28 1972-02-01 American Cyanamid Co Composite laminate of water-extended unsaturated polyester
US3720540A (en) * 1970-07-14 1973-03-13 R Wimmer Production of glass fiber-reinforced plastic articles
US4750967A (en) * 1985-07-02 1988-06-14 Kott John T Molding a bathtub liner
EP0517974A1 (de) * 1991-06-12 1992-12-16 Hosny Henry Mady Verfahren zum Beschichten einer Metall- oder Kunststofffläche zur Stützung eines vorgeformten Gegenstandes und dadurch hergestelltes Produkt
FR2702645A1 (fr) * 1993-03-16 1994-09-23 Neomediam Baignoire adaptable pour salle de bains.
USD886965S1 (en) * 2018-09-20 2020-06-09 Shauna MaRee Smith Bell curve shaped contoured soft sided temporary bathtub liner

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DE4125750A1 (de) * 1991-08-03 1993-02-04 Kurt Stolz Herstellungsverfahren von kunststoffwannen
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US2590221A (en) * 1947-04-25 1952-03-25 Diamond Match Co Receptacle and method of making the same
US2695256A (en) * 1952-11-12 1954-11-23 Carl A Strand Lightweight bathtub and production thereof

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US3720540A (en) * 1970-07-14 1973-03-13 R Wimmer Production of glass fiber-reinforced plastic articles
US3639149A (en) * 1970-10-28 1972-02-01 American Cyanamid Co Composite laminate of water-extended unsaturated polyester
US4750967A (en) * 1985-07-02 1988-06-14 Kott John T Molding a bathtub liner
EP0517974A1 (de) * 1991-06-12 1992-12-16 Hosny Henry Mady Verfahren zum Beschichten einer Metall- oder Kunststofffläche zur Stützung eines vorgeformten Gegenstandes und dadurch hergestelltes Produkt
FR2702645A1 (fr) * 1993-03-16 1994-09-23 Neomediam Baignoire adaptable pour salle de bains.
USD886965S1 (en) * 2018-09-20 2020-06-09 Shauna MaRee Smith Bell curve shaped contoured soft sided temporary bathtub liner

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